Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Bridgewater (1627-1663)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1650
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
737 x 610 mm (29 x 24 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1175920
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Bridgewater (1627-1663), English School, circa 1650, inscribed lower right: Ye Lady Elizabeth Cavendish / Countess of Bridgewater; / Wife to John Egerton Earle / of Bridgewater ye 2d Earl of ye / name of Egerton, half-length portrait of Elizabeth Cavendish wearing a white dress with brown wrap a pearl drop brooch at the neck of her dress and an ornament on her right sleeve.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Plas Newydd, 2016.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist